We live in central Fl. Are there any plants which repel snakes?

Karen I Smith
by Karen I Smith
We live in an older development where people keep up their property nicely. There are, however, many overgrown backyards. Ours is probably the worst. We don't go out there because of the snakes icon . My husband sees them on the sidewalks when taking our dogs out around the neighborhood. I would like to plant something along our perimeter to keep them out of our yard. Any ideas would be appreciated.
FYI ----- They are not the least bit afraid of big, rambunctious dogs.
  5 answers
  • Jamie Boyce Jamie Boyce on May 27, 2017

    I don't know of any plantings that repel snakes, however, if you clean up your yard and provide less habitat for them to hide, you will see less snakes. Remove brush piles and trim overgrown bushes. Keep the yard mowed as well and remove debris (including overturned planters, any wood pallets, old tarps, etc.) Make sure any wooden decking areas extend tightly to the ground, a raised deck is a great spot for snakes to set up housekeeping. I had a black racer (male) who lived around, under, and on my gardening cart for many years and we just learned to ignore each other. (The males establish territory and the females 'come-a-calling'.) More snakes in your yard usually equals less rodents so there is often a plus side to every problem in nature. In summary, either 'embrace the snake' or clean it up. Good luck!

  • Mar13944599 Mar13944599 on May 27, 2017

    Believe this or not, but at Lowes I bought a can of snake repellant! It smells like urine and apparently snakes don't like it. You might check this out.

  • Judy Johnson Judy Johnson on May 27, 2017

    I had moth balls in flower beds no snakes

  • Jeanie Jeanie on May 27, 2017

    I have read the the pool filter medium diatomaceous earth sprinkled around your property will keep snakes away. Apparently the roughness of the DE will hurt their bellies and they won't cross that line

  • Ilia Ilia on Jun 18, 2021

    I've recently read about lemon grass plants and marigold plants because of the smell.